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H.R. 1809119th Congress
Official title: Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Introduced:
Read the official bill on Congress.govH.R. 1809
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This bill extends the deadline for authorizing Great Lakes ecosystem research funding from 2025 to 2030.
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This bill updates a 2020 law that authorized funding for monitoring and studying the Great Lakes ecosystem, especially fish populations. It changes the authorization's expiration date from 2025 to 2030, allowing the existing program to continue without altering how the research is conducted.
It primarily affects residents and industries in the eight Great Lakes states, including Michigan, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Commercial and recreational fishing industries, scientists, universities, and state and tribal fisheries agencies are also involved.
Without this extension, the legal authorization for this funding would expire in 2025, potentially interrupting continued monitoring of fish populations, water quality, and other environmental factors in the Great Lakes. The bill itself does not guarantee funding, only extends Congress's authority to approve it.
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Right now: it's on the House floor calendar. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 239.